# The Art of Subtlety.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 26, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510 "2015-06-26T03:26:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510/21 "2015-06-26T13:45:47Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> My first wife died in a train-wreck. How about some consideration? Maybe a trigger warning?

Oi - I remember that thread. I’m still so sorry it turned out that way.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510/22 "2015-06-26T13:50:01Z")

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> [@Ravenman](#):
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> Oi - I remember that thread. I’m still so sorry it turned out that way.

Dinah has been gone 10 years now.☹

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510/23 "2015-06-26T23:15:50Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> My first wife died in a train-wreck. How about some consideration? Maybe a trigger warning?

Speaking of the Art of Subtlety!

> [@msmith537](#):
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> I’ve had good results with ether.

> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Set off several smoke bombs . . .

I like the way you guys think!

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-subtlety/723510/24 "2015-06-27T04:44:07Z")

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> [@roamer](#):
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> Oh God. Can the moderators please delete this train-wreck of a thread?

“Subtlety” has been spelled correctly throughout the thread. That alone makes it worth living.

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